Chondrichthyes - Chimaeriformes - Callorhinchidae

Alternative spelling: Chimaera (Ganodus)

Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1843. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome III (15me, 16me livraison) 157-390

Parent taxon: Callorhinchidae according to J. S. Nelson 2006

See also Agassiz 1843, Owen 1859, Sepkoski 2002 and Woodward 1891

Sister taxa: Brachymylus, Callorhinchus, Pachymylus

Subtaxa: Chimaera (Ganodus) colei Chimaera (Ganodus) curvidens Chimaera (Ganodus) neglecta Chimaera (Ganodus) owenii Chimaera (Ganodus) rugulosa Ganodus dentatus Ganodus oweni Ganodus rugulosus

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Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Stonesfield Slate, near Oxford (BMNH fish) (Jurassic of the United Kingdom)

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